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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024027122 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • willybrown_ukagent@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <uklottery_agentjames@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:53:53 -0500
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

                         

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460036/06
Batch: 24/00318/IPD

                                       
                               FINAL WINNING  NOTIFICATION
Dear lucky winner,
We happily announce to you the draw (#1049) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on MONDAY 3rd OF JULY 2006. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 56475600545166 with Serial number 5367/02 drew the lucky numbers: 

 _____           BONUS BALL

 

Which subsequently won you the lottery in  the 1st  category i.e match  6. You have therefore been approved  to claim a total sum of  £550,000.00 ( Five hundred and fifty thousand Britain Pounds  Sterlings) in cash credited to file XYL/26510460036/06. 
 
This is from a cash prize of £4,095,204(Four million,Ninety Five Thousand Two Hundred And Four Britain Pounds  Sterlings).You are one amongst the four lucky winner in this category i.e Match 6. All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted twice weekly to encourage prospective overseas entries. The internet emailing ideal was used, since most people are not able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots. 
 
The idea of this promotion is that within ten years from now, there will be notable richness amongst many unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen in this online email promotions once, which means that subsequent weekly winnings will not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the funds wisely on something that will last you a long time. And please do not border following up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.
 
Note: That your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,023,801(One million,Twenty Three Thousand,Eight Hundred And One Britain Pounds  Sterlings)will be released to you by our payment office after you duly follow our process of claims.
 
Our Fudiciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim dedected by our monitoring committee will lead to the Uk national lottery cancelling the winnings. making a loss for both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer. 
 

You can go to our online result checker site to confirm that you are placed in your right category for your winnings,cause there might be some errors due to typing,and the value of your winnings:-
http://www.nationallottery.co.uk/player/p/results/winCheck/winCheckerStart                                              

                                          

Please ensure to contact your claim agent for processing of claims.

Do contact our fudiciary

 

Agent:WILLY BROWN

Email: willybrown_ukagent@yahoo.co.in

Tel.: +447024027122

Once again congratulations...

Cordially,
Mrs. Grace Karimu Co-ordinator
U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International
Program.

           

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent,Mr kelly white. Contact him at

 email.... (willybrown_ukagent@yahoo.co.in ) by filling this form below and send it to him.
Contact him to file for your claims.

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

 

FULLNAME.................................................

 

DATE OF BIRTH..................................

 

ADDRESS..................................................

 

SEX.........................

 

AGE..................................

 

NATIONALITY...........................................

 

OCCUPATION...........................................

 

TELEPHONE..........................................

 

EMAIL.................................................

 

DATE......................................................

 

WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

 

  

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,

address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.

 

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

    

Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

                      

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!! 
 
Yours in service,

                         
Mrs. Grace Karimu

 

Executive Co-ordinator(uk national Lottery Inc).

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

 

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE,MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR  CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SEND DOWN YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL

RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

 

          

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